California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Sat, Jan 30, 1988, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25km NW of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-01-30 11:05:46 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.137° N, 120.205° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14125 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 14123 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14122 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14122 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.27 km SSE of Lanare, California · 14121 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14119 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.236 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14118 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14118 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.76 km E of San Simeon, California · 14118 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14113 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14113 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14113 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.115 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14113 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.624 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14113 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.16 km NNW of Cambria, California · 14112 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14112 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14110 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14110 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 14109 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.98 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14109 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14108 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14108 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 14107 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CA · 14106 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14105 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 14105 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14104 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14103 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14103 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 4.225km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.928km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.129km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14103 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.930km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14102 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 14102 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.617 km NE of Bradley, California · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.526km NE of Simmler, CA · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.720km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14101 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.729km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.729km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.529km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.125 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14097 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14096 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14095 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14093 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14093 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14092 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.427 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14089 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.2Central California · 14089 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14127 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.627 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14127 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14128 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.514 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14128 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14129 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14130 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.17 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14130 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14130 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14130 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14131 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14131 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14131 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14131 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 14135 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.4Central California · 14135 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14136 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14136 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.729 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14138 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14139 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc111644. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.